Category: Featured Music
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Pandeiro Demonstration by Maestro (master drummer) Bira in Bahia Brasil
Master Bira our folkloric Brasilian drum, dance, and song teacher performs authentic Brazilian rhythms and demonstrates proper technique for pandeiro at school in Bahia Brasil. Read More »
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Beautiful traditional Thai flute music played on the street
Beautiful traditional Thai street flute music played on the street in Bangkok Thailand by happy musician I ran into by chance on one of my daily jaunts wandering the streets of Bangkok. Read More »
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Mali Young Masters: Mali Djembe Drum Music Recording Session
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye The Young Guns album was recorded at the community center directly outside the huge bustling market place in Sabalibougou, a small local district of Bamako. Siaka is the leader and premier soloist of this smaller group. He goes through a variety of popular yet traditional peices of djembe music as it is played by… Read More »
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Interview of Michael Pluznick by Maria Johannesen
Interview by Maria Johannesen MJ: Michael, when did you begin your journey of traveling to indigenous countries to learn about their drumming (music) traditions and culture? MP: When I was 10 my parents took me to Puerto Rico island. This is more of a mixed or ‘altered’ culture. Spanish people and African slaves mixed with… Read More »
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Ayuthaya Temple City, “HD” in Thailand. Music by Michael Pluznick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWPb0AJNnHk The Thai Kingdom grew to prominence when rice was the regions most important currency. However, when Burmese troops sacked the city in 1767, the capital was moved to Bangkok. This move also signaled a shift from a purely agricultural society to one that was more in tune with commerce. Read More »
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Hanoi, Vietnam, art, temples, nature and world music by Michael P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_KKON-3b-Y Hanoi, Vietnam art, sculpture, and nature with world music by Michael Pluznick The people and scenes from everday life in Hanoi, Vietnam. HD *(high definition). Shot on Canon 7D digital SLR Read More »
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Hanoi, Vietnam “HD” (hi def.) travel scenes; music by Michael Pluznick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X687fDuCK6k Photo slide show from my recent trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. Includes travel scenes, poeple and world music by Michael Pluznick and friends. The people and scenes from eveyrday life in Hanoi, Vietnam. HD *(high definition) Read More »
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Vietnam 2:”HD” art, sculptures,temples w/ music by Michael Pluznick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_N6b03E_U This video features photgraphy shot in Hanoi, Vietnam and contans beautiful art, sculpture, and nature with world music by Michael Pluznick The people and scenes are from everday life in Hanoi, Vietnam. HD *(high definition). Shot on Canon 7D digital SLR Read More »
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Thai Hammered Dulcimer and Cahone (Box drum) on the street in Bangkok 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpFkh9XhhA Thai percussion with fusion music using hammered dulcimer like instrument and non traditional (for Thai people) cahone or “caha”, (wood box drum) from Afro Cuban music origins. This video took place on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand and was shot on my Canon G11 camera (non HD). Read More »
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Thai multi percussion dance performance group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MpBIhhmoZs This Thai Mixed Mulit-Percussion troupe plays a little bit of everything in this live performance in Bangkok, Thailand. Filmed on Canon 7D digital camera. They play all kinds of cool percussion instruments, miscelaneous percussion, hand drums. Read More »
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Super hot Mali djembe and drums, live recording and video!
“Young Guns” #2 recording session. Some of Bamako , Mali’s finest young musicians perform live djembe music. This piece is “Danza” (Mali) also known as Diansa in Guinee. This group is led by Siaka Doumbia on lead with Sekou on 2nd djembe , “MC” on konkoni and Morike on dunun. Read More »